Saturday, April 19, 2008
The Connector
Only now being recognized as one of the most valuable knowledge personality types, you’ll remember the Connector from last month’s article. Connectors collect relationships, and their enduring value is their ability to link people. When you need to know something, where a Collector will point you to a website or an article, or a piece of information in a database, a Connector’s first instinct is to point you to a person, and she’ll even make the introductions for you. Connectors love to use their relationships and grow the vitality of their networks, by introducing people with complementary knowledge needs. Connectors have a lot of conversations, and keep casual email correspondence and bulletin boards buzzing, because they need to know what you know, as well as the sort of things you like to know. They are curious people; the richer the conversations they have, the more they’ll be able to anticipate, link and recommend valuable people when you’re in need. Connectors are especially valuable in a team when they know lots of Collectors as well – for obvious reasons.
This is what I obtain through a Personal Knowledge Management questionnaire.
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